Puck_Smart

Puck Smart Summer Hockey Skill Development & Puck Smart Fall/ Winter Academy @PuckSmart operated by Kevin Yellowaga @BrooksBandits Skills Coach

[Puck_Smart @PuckSmart]

Puck Smart Summer Hockey Skills Development 2026. Ready set Go!
https://t.co/SPeGthu9gK

[Derek Neumeier @Derek_N_NHL]

If a team is looking to add a puck-moving defender in the mid to late rounds of the 2026 draft they could do much worse than Red Deer's Nate Yellowaga. The guy can really wheel and carve

(And fun fact: his dad was a skills coach for the Brooks Bandits during the Cale Makar days)

[NYR Louie ™️ @NYRLouie]

Nate Yellowaga’s tape is an absolute blast

If you have a moment, read my review on him below ⬇️⬇️

Would love Rangers to nab him with their 5th(wouldn’t even mind if we went aggressive and used 1 of our 4 3rds)

#NYR

[peter piekarski @PiekarskiPeter]

I have my eye on Nate Yellowaga.

This kid is a tremendous skater, with huge offensive upside in his game.

I haven't seen any scouts or networks talk about him. I don't see him on any top-100 lists or any big board rankings.

Shoutout @ puck_smart on youtube for these clips.

[Western Hockey League @TheWHL]

IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER! 🤯🚨

Nate Yellowaga scores his first of the #WHLPlayoffs on the 6-on-5 to take this into overtime!!

@Rebelshockey | #FeedingtheFuture

[Denver Hockey @DU_Hockey]

Sharpshooter Boston Buckberger bringing you your @Safeway goal of the game!

#GoPios #DUHockey

[Red Deer Rebels @Rebelshockey]

😊

[Red Deer Rebels @Rebelshockey]

Carving through the D!

[Red Deer Rebels @Rebelshockey]

Light it up! 🚨

#RDREBELS #WHL

[RDS @RDSca]

Petit rappel : Bryce Pickford est un DÉFENSEUR... 😳

(📸: Tigers de Medicine Hat)

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

What a wonderfully refreshing response from Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla…

When asked about how he gets the balance between pushing players to improve whilst also keeping the game fun for them he openly admit that he struggles with that…

“I’m not sure” or “I don’t know” or “I struggle with that” are all nice to hear from a world class coach. High performance environments are complex…they consist of many people who have different hopes, needs, wants, personalities, beliefs, doubts, fears, abilities and so on. There’s no ‘truth’ in these environments. There’s no ‘right’…

As he mentions, you’ve just got to define this as a team and then try like crazy to stick to that definition.

Of course, there are things coaches can do to compel what I would say aligns with ‘enjoyment’ more so than ‘fun’. Sessions that engage players through tough-to-attain tasks and individual challenges. Competitive games that evoke immersion and absorption. Autonomy-supportive practices where players get the chance to drive the session (perhaps design the session) and experience high involvement in huddles.

Ultimately, as Coach Mazzulla indicates, human engagement is tough to get right. Human beings are complex…they are complex minds in complex bodies in complex worlds. Throwing a word around like ‘fun’…that really is a throwaway thing to say.

[x - Prince Albert Raiders @PARaidersHockey]

Justice Christensen sat down with Nick Nielsen to talk about his return from Detroit!

https://t.co/zAPf0lOexN

[Puck_Smart @PuckSmart]

So happy for this kid! Those in the trenches will know why!!!!!

[Puck_Smart @PuckSmart]

Very happy for this young man!

[Charlie Roumeliotis @CRoumeliotis]

Nathan Behm, who was drafted by Chicago at No. 66 overall, describes his game: "I think I’m a smart, skilled winger. I bring a dual threat, goal scoring and playmaking. I think I have a lot of offensive upside and I’m big as well." #Blackhawks

[BCHL @BCHockeyLeague]

THE Picture 🏆 @BrooksBandits

📸: @tmorrisonmedia

[St. Andrew’s College Hockey @sachockey1899]

GWG for Jack Good ‘24! Onto the finals for @BrooksBandits

[BCHL @BCHockeyLeague]

Despite the NCAA eligibility rule change that was approved on Nov. 7, the BCHL has remained one of the top producers of Division I athletes and is on a similar commitment pace to previous years.

[Puck_Smart @PuckSmart]

@RaidersAAA Outstanding person and coach… and runs an excellent program to prepare players for the next level… I wish Jack all the best!

[Puck_Smart @PuckSmart]

Rolling along! Juice Bomb! 21st of the season and leading all Defensemen in goals!

[x - Prince Albert Raiders @PARaidersHockey]

Juice takes the league lead in goals among defencemen!